Chains Chain too much slack but can't knock out link

[Frogslayer]

How much would a chain press set me back?

$20 on Amazon

 

[Karl Snarl]

is your sprocket aligned? I've noticed a lot of my friends go that route, but its because they didn't align the sprocket correctly. Which then they have me do, and all that beer is yummy. Does your chain go taunt, loose, taunt, loose?